Games



Sept. 27, 19 R. A. 'SCHUMACHER ETAL 2,954,229

GAMES Filed Sept. 5. 195a 2 Sheets-Sheei 1 INVENTOR. ROLF A SCHUMACHERDON E. MILLER ATTORNEYS Sept. 27, 19 R. A. SCHUMACHER ET AL 2,954,229

GAMES Filed Sept. 5, 195a 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Hi1. i I

INVENTOR. ROLF A. HUMACHER DO E. MILLER ATTORNEYS GAMES Miller, 7904 N.-G ouce t r A e. ha ff Po t an Oreg.

Filed Sept. 5, 1958, Ser. No. 759,192

1 Claim. (Cl. 273-95) The present invention relates to improvements ingames, and particularly to games of skill.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a target and aminiature airplane moved thereover by the player and from which aprojectile, representing a bomb, is dropped by the player while passingthe same over the target.

Another object of the invention is to provide a game having targetobjects representing railroads, bridges, buildings, in fact anythingthat bombs would be apt to hit in an actual bombing operation marked onthe target.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game having a targetincluding means within the target for receiving the projectile through atrap door arrangement when a hit has been scored.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the followingspecification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention shown with the airplanedischarging a projectile over the target, the operators hand being shownin broken lines.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal sectional view taken online 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 33 of Figure 2,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 4--4of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional end view, taken on line 5-5 ofFigure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like referencecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, thereference character G indicates generally a game construction inaccordance with the invention.

The game G includes a target T placed on a level surface and a modelairplane A which is adapted to be passed over the target T dischargingthereon a projectile 10. The hand of the player grasps the airplane A,as indicated by the broken lines 11, passing the airplane A over thetarget T and discharging the projectile 10 by the mechanism now to bedescribed.

The body 12 of the airplane A is formed of any suitable structure, suchas metal, plastic or the like. R0- tatably mounted within the airplanebody 12 on upright spindle 13 is a cylindrical magazine 14. The magazine14 has upright chambers 15 disposed therein. The magazines 14 holdprojectiles 10, as best seen in Figures 2 and 3.

The spindle 13 is fixedly mounted to a base plate 16 forming part of thebody 12 of the model airplane A. Openings 17 pass through the Side ofthe plane A and communicate with the annular rim 18, which is preferablyknurled, so that the operators thumb can engage the same and revolve themagazine 14 in the operation of the magazine 14 in discharging theprojectiles 10.

2,954,229 Patented Sept. 27, 1960 Referring to Figures 2' and 3', themagazine is held in any one of four positions byaction of a cam roller19 cooperating with notches 20' formed on the periphery of the magazine14. The cam roller 19 isrotat-ably mounted on aspi-ndle 21 which formspart of aslidemember 2 2.

, I s 'I heyslid'e member 22 hao a slot 23formed therein to Rolfi A.Schumacher,1611..SE,-81st"Ave., and Don E.

embrace'the :upwardiy extending spindles 24 and1 25',referringpa-rtieulanly tmFigure'n.

Fixedly secured to the end 26 of the slide 22 is a pin 27. A spring 28has one of its ends connected to the fixedly mounted spindle 24 and itsopposite end to the pin 27. The spring 28 continually biases the cam 19into the notches 20 of the magazine 14, releasably and resilientlyholding the same in any one of its four positions.

Located in the base plate 16 is an opening 29 through which theprojectiles 10 pass on rotation of the magazine 14. Located on the uppersurface of the magazine 14 is an indicating mark 30, which when alignedwith the pointer 31 on the airplane A would indicate to the op eratorthat none of the projectiles 10 were in alignment with the opening 29.This assists in loading the magazine 14 with projectiles 10 so they willnot be discharged until the indicator 30 is moved either to the right orleft in regards to the pointer 31.

The target T has trap doors 32 located at various points thereon. Thetrap doors 32 each cover an opening 33 formed in the surface of thetarget T. The trap door 32 is fixedly mounted on an arm 34, which ispivotally mounted at 35 in a bracket 36. The arm 34 extends beyond thebracket 36 terminating in a counterweight 37, always tending to hold thetrap door 32 in closed position. When the projectile 10 strikes the trapdoor 32 it will move the same to the broken line position, permittingpassage of the projectile 10 through the opening 33 and scoring adefinite value.

Engraved or painted on the top surface of the target T are variousarticles, such as a train 38, a bridge 39 and a building 40, and otherobjects too numerous to mention, besides the above mentioned trap doors32 representing various objects.

In the operation of this new and improved game G, the player grasps theairplane A, as indicated in Figure 1, either by the left or right hand,contacting the rim 18 by the thumb through the opening 17, revolving themagazine -14 from its starting position so that the first projectile 10coming in alignment with the opening 29 will fall through the sametowards the target T, as illustrated in Figure l. Wherever theprojectile 10 falls will be the value of the play. If it falls near thetrain 38, this would have a certain value, While other values would beassigned for hits near the bridge or building 40, or for striking one ofthe trap doors 32.

Each player takes his turn for moving the airplane A over the target Tand discharging the projectile 10, and the player that scores thegreatest number of hits will be the winner of the game.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understood that numerous modifications and adaptations may beresorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A bombing game comprising a horizontal target board, a simulatedairplane body adapted for movement over said board in upwardly spacedrelation with respect thereto, a vertically disposed projectile magazinerotatably journaled in said airplane body, a closure plate rigidlymounted in said airplane body beneath said magazine for normallyretaining projectiles in said magazine, said plate having an opening fordischarge of said projectiles on rotary movement of said magazine, saidbody having an opening therein on one side adjacent said maga.

zine whereby said magazine may be manually rotated by the thumb of thehand grasping said body for release of a projectile over said target,detent notches formed on said magazine, a cam roller mounted for slidingmovement in said body normally engaging one of said de-. tent notchesrestraining said magazine against rotation, resilient means biasing saidroller into engagement with said magazine, said target comprising areceptacle having a raised horizontal surface provided with a plurality.of

projectile receiving openings, a trap door normally closing each saidopening pivotally secured to the underside of said horizontal surface,and counterweight means on each trap door normally urging said trap doorinto closed position with respect to thefopening in said raised horizontal surface.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS996,712 Harper a July 4, 1911 10 1,254,767 Bolton Jan. 29, 19182,551,720 'Bevis May 8, 1951- 2,663,969

